Category Archives: travel

posts on my travels from rock climbing around the Uk and the world.

Life in the Horizontal!

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Mark Reeves

5 times zones in Three Days. My body clock is about as fried as has eve been. I am now in Bournemouth visiting my mum and brothers, and my head is in pieces. I am hoping that a good nights … Continue reading →

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Christmas Chaos – In the thick of it?

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Mark Reeves

Well everytime there is some kind of travel chaos I am usually a million miles away on the hill or cliffs somewhere trying not to get to involved, and think just how hard can it be. Now on the flip … Continue reading →

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Reflection on Frey and beyond!!!!

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Mark Reeves

Well I have been back from Frey for a while now. The climbing is totally world class, the rock solid and great for free climbing, despite the sandbagging grades, it is a spot that I cannot recommend highly enough. Just … Continue reading →

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Rock Climbing in Frey

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Mark Reeves

We had to make the decision to walk into Frey, a 3 to 4 hour walk in. It can be done quicker, but its simply unneccessary. The walk in starts flat, and winds its way across a hillside until you … Continue reading →

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Cerro Otto

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Mark Reeves

This venue entertained us for several days, as a series a small (up to 60m high) white pinacles line the skyline of Cerro Otto, high above the town of Bariloche. Thankfully, you can drive to either the top or the … Continue reading →

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Sport Climbing in Bariloche

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Mark Reeves

The second day we went to this sport crag on the outskirts of Bariloche, just of teh Ruta 40, as you head south towards El Boson. There were some great routes, and for the first time in the trip we … Continue reading →

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Crag of the Snow Virgins

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Mark Reeves

On our first day climbign in Bariloche we spent it at this funny topo crag. Although I had to laugh when one of my students asked what way the route they were on went? To get there from bariloche go … Continue reading →

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La Ruta

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Mark Reeves

If you read the Lonely Planet or chat to people then the Ruta 40 is like the Route 66 of the US. ALthough I didn’t travel its length I did take in a vast portion of it. If ever asked … Continue reading →

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Crossing the Argentine Border

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Mark Reeves

The following took place a couple of weeks back, the story saved till I was safely out of Argentina! “Don’t Mention the War!”, only as they left my month did I realise that I was turning into Basil Fawlty, although … Continue reading →

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On the Otherside…. of the Argentine Border

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Mark Reeves

Well I am back in Chile and reconnected to my faithful macbook. Which means that I have downloaded the images from Argentina to my computer, there are thousands of them from the two week trip. So rather than put together … Continue reading →

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